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The Port of Seattle's Century Agenda is a long-term strategic plan that builds on over 100 years of the Port's history of innovation and economic activity, while looking ahead to the challenges and opportunities of the next 100 years. It introduces a new mission, vision, and commitment, along with updated strategies, objectives, and regional initiatives developed in collaboration with business partners and stakeholders. The plan aims to leverage the collective power of a regional agenda to guide the Port's growth and direction into the future.

This document is a self-guided tour brochure for the Port of Seattle's working waterfront, describing its container terminals, economic impact, and environmental initiatives. It provides visitor information for two public parks—Jack Block Park and Jack Perry Memorial Park—where guests can view cargo ship operations, container handling equipment, and rail logistics firsthand. The document does not contain any content related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

The Port of Seattle's Air Movement Area (AMA) Training Program Study Guide establishes safety guidelines and procedures for non-flight-crew personnel operating vehicles on the airfield at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). The program covers proper radio communications, airfield markings and signage, and movement area rules, with the goal of preventing runway incursions—defined as any ground-level occurrence that creates a collision hazard with aircraft. Successful completion of the training and a mandatory test is required to receive a runway driving credential on a Port of Seattle ID badge.

This July 2013 Port of Seattle Commission briefing outlines plans for expanding the International Arrivals Facility (IAF) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It reviews existing conditions for arriving international passengers, evaluates two facility expansion alternatives, and discusses modest near-term improvements to the current facility. The briefing is framed within the Commission's Century Agenda, a 25-year vision to make Sea-Tac the West Coast's premier international travel gateway by doubling international flights and destinations.

A 2013 Port of Seattle staff briefing outlines the growing strain on Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's international arrivals facilities, noting a 59% increase in passengers requiring federal inspection since 2004 and severe mid-day congestion. To support the Port's goal of doubling international flights over 25 years, staff proposed building a new International Arrivals Facility estimated to cost between $250 million and $400 million. The document details capacity problems, economic benefits of international flights, and requests Commission authorization to begin project planning and funding.

The Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy 2013 Update is a collaborative environmental initiative developed by the Port of Seattle, Port of Tacoma, and Port Metro Vancouver to reduce air pollution from port-related activities such as ocean-going vessels, cargo-handling equipment, trucks, and locomotives. The strategy sets emission-reduction goals for diesel particulate matter and greenhouse gases by 2015 and 2020, with performance targets across six sectors. Partner agencies including the EPA, Environment Canada, and the Washington State Department of Ecology contributed to the plan.

The Port of Seattle Audit Committee Charter, adopted December 11, 2012, establishes a standing committee responsible for overseeing the Port's financial integrity, internal controls, and auditing processes. The committee reviews both internal and external audits, approves annual audit plans, and makes recommendations to the full Commission on auditor selection and financial reporting matters. It is composed of at least two Port Commission members and one qualified public member, all of whom must be independent of Port management and external audit firms.

This 2012 independent review, presented to the Port of Seattle Commission by reviewer LeeAnn Pelham, evaluated the Port's ethics policies and offered nine recommendations organized into three areas: clarifying existing ethics policies, strengthening processes to support those policies in practice, and reinforcing organizational structure to embed an ethics perspective across the Port. Key concerns addressed included avoiding apparent conflicts of interest and ensuring consistent, institution-wide ethical standards.

A 2012 legal memorandum from outside counsel Gerry L. Alexander to the Port of Seattle Commission reviews whether CEO Tay Yoshitani's appointment to the Board of Directors of Expeditors International, a Seattle-based Fortune 500 global logistics company, created a conflict of interest with his public duties. The review was triggered by a September 2012 Commission motion seeking to verify compliance with Yoshitani's Retention Agreement, which allowed outside board service only after the Port's General Counsel confirmed no conflict of interest existed. The opinion examines relevant ethics codes, state law, and the business relationship between Expeditors and the Port of Seattle.

This 2012 report by Pacific Groundwater Group documents annual groundwater monitoring conducted at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's Third Runway Embankment Fill site during monitoring years 2011-2012. It covers water level measurements, sampling methods, laboratory analysis, and evaluation of contaminants such as trace metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, and arsenic in the groundwater monitoring well network. The report was prepared for the Port of Seattle to assess whether embankment fill materials are affecting local groundwater quality.